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Christopher Nolan. His direction in these three movies is next level. He knows how to get the most out of the actors, out of every scene, every angle, and on and on it goes. He is a phenomenal talent, an auteur, in a time and place and in a system that rarely produces them these days.
Moving beyond the direction, story and script matter too, especially for movies this big and this large, and all three of these movies in this trilogy are expertly tuned and blend well together.
Acting, again, it’s great.
Bale embodies both sides of Bruce perfectly. He was a great choice for this role and he will go down as one of the all time greats to play the role.
Don’t sleep on the other actors either, Levitt, Caine, Oldman, Freeman, Modine, are all solid in their roles. Marion Cottilard, is great as the daughter of Rhaz al Ghul, nice twist. Anne Hathaway – one of the better versions of Catwoman we’ve gotten so far. Not only can she act but she can also fight – adds a lot to that character.
Finally, the big bad villain, Bane. Tom Hardy brought so much menace and ferocity and feral energy to the character of Bane. He looked like a man you wouldn’t want to mess with. A man who couldn’t be reasoned with. His voice sounded great behind the mask – very intimidating.
Score, amazing again, so was the editing and cinematography. Lee, the editor, and Wally, the cinematographer, helped to make these three movies pop. Nolan had the vision and they helped him bring it to life.
Bat Copter looked cool, very grounded, very industrial. Bat suit, great again, like the design of it in all three of these movies. Effects, action, and location, awesome as well.
I could keep heaping praise upon praise upon praise onto this movie and the other two but I will stop here. Needless to say, I really enjoyed revisiting this trilogy, and I believed this then, and I believe this now. I don’t think the Dark Knight Rises gets as much love as it should and that’s a shame. It’s an amazing movie from start to finish.
Reclusive Bruce Wayne
Learns of a monstrous new threat
Time to save Gotham
What’s your favorite movie in the trilogy? Me, I still have to say Batman Begins is my favorite of the three. When I saw that movie in 2005, I loved it from the jump. Saw it 4 times in the theater and have since watched it multiple times at home and still own a DVD copy of it to this day.
If I were to rank all three (bias aside):
The Dark Knight
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight Rises
But, and this is a big heavy but, number 2 and 3 in that list are so close to number 1 that they are all rubbing shoulders in the same tiny elevator. Love me or hate me for that statement but it’s true. Feel free to rank yours in the comments below. That’s it. Take care and have a good one.
A Poetry Journey 